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    The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.

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History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

by Henry Kissinger Found in: History Quotes,
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History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

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They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of read more

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

by G. Gordon Liddy Found in: History Quotes,
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Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

by Marge Piercy Found in: History Quotes,
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History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

by George Santayana Found in: History Quotes,
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Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

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The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more

The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

by Charles A. Beard Found in: History Quotes,
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